"tror gör man i kyrkan" meaning in Swedish

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Phrase

Etymology: "Believing is what you do in church" or "Believing is for church" Head templates: {{head|sv|phrase}} tror gör man i kyrkan
  1. To assume or believe (a thing) is inferior to knowing (that same thing) for certain. Usually said in response to an uncertain or assumptive statement, to dismiss it as unhelpful.
    Sense id: en-tror_gör_man_i_kyrkan-sv-phrase-oWQ9tdDw Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

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          "english": "\"The match is not going very well so far, but I still believe we will win.\" \\ \"You believe? Believing is for church, I think you should just play better.\"",
          "text": "\"Matchen går inte bra hittills, men jag tror ändå att vi kommer att vinna.\" \\ \"Du tror? Tror gör man i kyrkan, jag tycker du ska spela bättre istället.\"",
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        "To assume or believe (a thing) is inferior to knowing (that same thing) for certain. Usually said in response to an uncertain or assumptive statement, to dismiss it as unhelpful."
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        {
          "english": "\"The match is not going very well so far, but I still believe we will win.\" \\ \"You believe? Believing is for church, I think you should just play better.\"",
          "text": "\"Matchen går inte bra hittills, men jag tror ändå att vi kommer att vinna.\" \\ \"Du tror? Tror gör man i kyrkan, jag tycker du ska spela bättre istället.\"",
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        "To assume or believe (a thing) is inferior to knowing (that same thing) for certain. Usually said in response to an uncertain or assumptive statement, to dismiss it as unhelpful."
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